Daniela Rizzi
ICLEI Europe Senior Expert for Nature-based Solutions
Germany
Senior Expert on Biodiversity and Nature-based Solutions. Architect and Urban Planner (University of São Paulo) with a doctoral degree in Landscape Planning (Technical University of Munich). Licensed by the Brazilian Council of Architecture and Urbanism. UNEP GEO-7 Expert Peer Reviewer. I am passionate about the New European Bauhaus. Expertise Overview: NbS, Green Infrastructure, Ecosystem Restoration, Climate Adaptation: technical knowledge, design, and on-the-ground implementation, scaling up and transferability, monitoring, advisory services, strategic knowledge, policy-making, policy mainstreaming, co-creation, scientific publications, standards, NbS indicators, adaptation, biodiversity, and resilience planning. Conceptualization, dissemination, and implementation of UrbanByNature - a global NbS capacity-building and expertise-sharing program. Working towards a nature-positive economy: NbS business models, nature-based enterprises, entrepreneurship and acceleration programs, market trends, nature-positive value chains, ecosystem services valuation, tendering experience, policy recommendations, global perspective, barriers, and enablers.